2006-12-10 10:59:20 · 16 answers · asked by Carla_M 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Fred Astaire was a famous dancer and actor. He is often credited as the most influential dancer of all time. He is most famous for dancing in many movies with his partner Ginger Rogers. Check www.wikipedia.com for more details.
Usually when someone says, "He's no Fred Astaire" they are referring to Fred's suave reputation. He was known for being graceful and charming and many people use his name as a reference to someone who is graceful ans charming.
2006-12-10 11:17:24 · answer #1 · answered by sunday girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fred Astaire was a dancer in a lot of movies form the 30's and 40's. He usually had a partner named Ginger Rogers
2006-12-10 19:01:53 · answer #2 · answered by jare bare 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fred Astaire was a famous dancer and movie actor in the 50's and 60's.
2006-12-10 19:01:23 · answer #3 · answered by shockwave 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fred Astaire is an actor/dancer from the 1940's-50's. he was in the movie singing in the rain.
2006-12-10 19:02:41 · answer #4 · answered by fireman_sam 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fred Astaire was an actor/dancer in the 40's and 50's. He was very popular in the dance styles that were in vogue then, not the hip grinding foreplay we call dance today.
his common dance partner was "Ginger Rogers", hence the Madonna lyrics...
"Clarke Gable, Fred Ataire.
Ginger rogers danced on air..."
2006-12-10 19:08:55 · answer #5 · answered by chocolahoma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fred Astaire was a movie and stage star in the 1930's to his death in the 1970's.
He danced with Ginger Rogers and were considered the best dancing duo in entertainment.
2006-12-10 19:10:50 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fred Astaire was a dancer/actor. his dance partner was Ginger Rogers. They are both dead!
2006-12-10 19:01:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a slang phrase used by people referring to someone's dancing ability based on the preceived talent level....
it is used the same way people would use the names Tiger Wood or Michael Jordan or Tony Hawk....to make remarks about a friends ability in comparison to that star
like if I saw my son's friend bite the pavement riding a skateboard... i would say sarcastically.... way to go Tony Hawk...
Fred Astaire is usually a sarcastic remark used by old people to refer to your dancing ability, or lack thereof
2006-12-10 19:15:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
one if not the best best dancer(s) in history.....
if someone refers to you or anybody being a fred astaire i would assume that meant you/whoever was a good dancer
2006-12-10 19:02:28 · answer #9 · answered by takeemout01 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should Google or Yahoo! him. He was a fantastic dancer-especially ball room type. Made quite a few movies I think in the 1940's.
2006-12-10 19:02:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋